S.C. Senators, Graham and Demint, on the way Out ???

Mon Aug 3, 2009 8:29 PM EDT

"We Must Remember Those That Vote" No" Against Voters And Say "No" For Our Votes" The question is, are they, at the very least, attempting to try to be constructive with the solutions to : 1) How do we keep our kids from inheriting an America like President Obama inherit …

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Following The Money: "Visualizing The Health Care Lobbyist Complex"

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:45 PM EDT (Sunlight Foundation)

The Finance Committee contains a high volume of lawmakers with close ties to the health and insurance industries through both campaign contributions and personal relationships.

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Senators Who Signed Letter Opposing Public Health Plan Took $17.7 Million In Campaign Cash From Health Care/insurance Industries

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:35 PM EDT (Public Campaign Action Fund )

All nine Senators sit on the Senate Finance Committee, which is actively engaged in debating health care reform.

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Senators Call for Health Care Delay, Receive Big Campaign Contributions

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:15 PM EDT (Sunlight Foundation)

Who Benefits If They Slow Down: The senators involved include three Democrats, Ben Nelson, Mary Landrieu and Ron Wyden, two Republicans, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and one Independent, Joe Lieberman.

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House GOP Health Group Stacked With Health Sector Campaign Cash

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:58 PM EDT (Sunlight Foundation)

the health sector contributions to the 21 member group comprise fully one-quarter of all health sector campaign contributions to the 178 sitting Republican House members. In combined contributions, the group has received $18.6 million from the health sector.

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History of The National Debt Who Screwed Up?

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:04 PM EDT (budget explorer)

In the 1930s and 1940s, depression and war initiated a half-century of chronic budget deficits. Money borrowed to pay these deficits steadily increased the National Debt. Budget surpluses became increasingly rare.

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Bluedog PAC Money Breakdown

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:11 AM EDT (Center for Responsive Politics)

Here's a list of the members of the Blue Dog Coalition and the total they've received to their leadership PAC and candidate committees from the employees and PACs of various health-related industries and the health sector overall since 1989:

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Blue Dog Dems Rake in Health Care Contributions, Protest Exclusion from Debate

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:52 AM EDT (Sunlight Foundation)

Rep. Mike Ross, who is noted in the Times article as leading the Blue Dog Health Care Task Force, received nearly twice the average for a Blue Dog Dem — $259,625 — from the health sector, the most from any sector. Some other top Blue Dogs

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Blue Dogs fill campaign-cash bowls

Seeded on Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:01 AM EDT (Politico)

the Blue Dog PAC more than doubled its receipts, from $1,239,516 to $2,636,273.

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Democrats, Republicans, and Independents must protect our kids future!!!

Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:36 PM EDT

We are all people no matter what description you put before the word "PEOPLE" (rich,poor, happy, good, bad, silly, black, white, smart) and the list goes on and on.

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Legislators listen to health-care hardships

Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:51 PM EDT (goupstate.com)

SC Representative Anton Gunn said Bessix's story was one that Obama had read at the White House. The president gets a stack of letters to read every night from people seeking help with paying for their health-care costs, Gunn said.

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President Obama may have read my story

Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:38 AM EDT (goupstate.com)

SC State Representive Anton Gunn said Bessix's story was one that Obama had read at the White House. The president gets a stack of letters to read every night from people seeking help with paying for their health-care costs, Gunn said.

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Anger over gay marriage vote directed at Mormons

Seeded on Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:12 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Supporters of gay marriage, frustrated over a ballot-box defeat in California, have channeled much of their anger toward the towering white spires of Mormon temples.

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Planning Now to Avoid Possible Obama Tax Hikes Later

Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:23 PM EST (Fox Business | Business News & Stock Quotes - Saving & Investing)

Aside from higher income taxes, wealthy individuals not lucky enough to be playing for the Yankees are likely concerned about higher capital gains taxes under an Obama administration.

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Breaking Down Bailout Details

Seeded on Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:50 AM EST (Newsvine)

Please investigate this idea to help Americans. A straight fix is better than working all around the problem. To create main street jobs, have middle Americans to put money back into the economy, and get rid of fear, will be to stabilize the American people first.

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Americans to fix America (Build on this idea)

Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:34 AM EST

Please investigate this idea to help American. A straight fix is better than working all around the problem. To create main street jobs, have middle Americans to put money back into the economy, and get rid of fear, will be to stabilize the American people first.

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